57: I'm so jealous

With a new identity.

Li Canglan finally returned to the resettlement area.

Drowsiness and fatigue washed over him.

He fell into a deep sleep.

When he woke up, it was already the next morning.

Opening his phone, he saw a message from Uncle He.

"The Demonic Beast cores have been exchanged; you can come to the Martial Arts Pavilion to collect them at any time."

Li Canglan first sent a message to Zhang Ganchao, then headed to the resettlement area's cafeteria.

To his surprise, Zhang Ganchao said he had already gone to school early in the morning.

He told Li Canglan to go to the cafeteria to eat by himself.

"This guy, when did he become so diligent about school?"

Li Canglan gave a wry smile.

However, he was quite pleased by his brother's diligence and motivation.

At the same time, a sense of urgency and crisis arose in his heart.

The methods of the Patrol Guard exceeded his imagination.

He couldn't guarantee whether other powerful individuals or organizations had such methods.

If it weren't for Uncle He and Uncle Guan vouching for him this time.

He probably wouldn't have been able to leave the Patrol Guard unscathed.

Thinking of this, he took the Shadow Guard sword seal out from his bosom.

This sword seal not only represented his identity as a Shadow Guard.

It also represented a lesson.

A lesson to remind him that he must become stronger as soon as possible!

If he had fallen into the hands of the War Preparation Bureau instead of the Patrol Guard.

He would likely have died at the hands of Chen Zhaoan before Uncle He could arrive!

This was the gap in status brought about by absolute strength!

Although he was exceptionally talented and could attract Captain Fu's attention and leniency.

He still didn't have the strength to change the rules!

If his strength were strong enough to reach a Four-star or even Five-star Martial Artist.

Even the Patrol Guard wouldn't dare to use that truth-compelling instrument on him!

Sweeping through one plate of a grand meal after another like a storm.

Li Canglan left behind a dozen stacked plates and walked away nonchalantly.

He arrived at the Martial Arts Pavilion.

Without needing anyone to lead him, Li Canglan went up to the third floor, familiar with the way.

"Brother Canglan, you're here!"

Hearing someone enter, Keer was noticeably nervous at first.

Upon seeing Li Canglan, she breathed a sigh of relief.

She hurriedly poured a glass of water for Li Canglan and brought it over.

"Cough, cough... I have already heard from Keer about what happened previously."

An unfamiliar and weak voice came from inside the room.

A pale-faced man walked out of the room, leaning on a crutch.

"Thank you, benefactor, for saving both my sister's life and my own."

The man dropped his crutch and was about to kneel, but Li Canglan quickly helped him up.

"A man's knees have gold; don't do these things."

During the chat with the man, Li Canglan learned that his name was Fang Bingwen.

As for his background, like Keer, he was adopted from an orphanage by the Qian family.

Although the Heart Cleansing Grass had washed away the accumulation of forbidden drugs in his body.

It had also left his body extremely weak.

He would likely never be able to become a Martial Artist for the rest of his life.

But at least it seemed that Fang Bingwen didn't hold a grudge about it.

Not long after, He Qianxun returned.

He was holding two boxes in his hands.

He Qianxun handed the boxes to Li Canglan and asked casually,

"Canglan, what Demonic Beast did that Rock Attribute core you gave me come from?"

"That Demonic Beast was made entirely of stone, could consume Martial Artists, and could regenerate limbs using elemental power."

Li Canglan said, "However, I haven't heard anyone mention this kind of Demonic Beast in class or online."

"I see."

He Qianxun nodded in realization,

"The purity of that Rock Attribute core is extremely high, and its value even exceeds that of a typical Two-star Demonic Beast core."

"I used that core to exchange for a Two-star Thunder Attribute core and a movement Martial Skill."

Li Canglan's eyes lit up; this was truly an unexpected delight.

Opening the boxes, he saw that both contained Thunder Attribute cores.

These were the cores he had obtained from killing Demonic Beasts, including the White Snake, on the last day.

He hadn't had time to absorb them, so he had asked Uncle He to help him exchange them for Thunder Attribute cores.

This also conveniently saved the consumption caused by switching elemental attributes with Gluttony Desire.

Li Canglan didn't shy away; he went to He Qianxun's practice room and began to devour the cores.

Meanwhile, a trace of imperceptible disappointment flashed in Fang Bingwen's eyes.

Inside the practice room.

Just like before, the cores turned into a torrent of energy and surged into Li Canglan's body.

It rushed and flowed through his limbs and bones like a tidal wave.

Slowly condensing the second Divine Rune of the Thunder Attribute.

Adding to the previous accumulation, a phantom purple Thunder element Divine Rune also appeared above his Martial Artist mark!

A dual Wind and Thunder element One-star Middle Stage Martial Artist!

Taking advantage of the lingering momentum of the energy torrent, Li Canglan also proceeded to Cultivate the newly acquired Martial Skill.

Stepping Wind Steps!

This Martial Skill was not of a high grade, and within D-rank, it could only be considered average.

However, it was very suitable for Li Canglan, who had an A-rank Wind Attribute talent, to Cultivate.

After spending nearly an hour comprehending the Martial Skill.

The Stepping Wind Steps Martial Skill scroll turned into particles and dissipated.

Li Canglan then began to perform it in the practice room, following the operational method of this Martial Skill.

Swoosh! Swoosh!

Li Canglan moved through the practice room like an afterimage.

"When using Stepping Wind Steps, my normal speed increased by at least 5%!"

"When operating at full power, my explosive speed is about 10% faster than before!"

Feeling the changes in himself, Li Canglan was overjoyed.

This was even without reaching the Initial Stage of proficiency.

As his proficiency increases, this effect will become higher and higher!

About three-plus hours later, Li Canglan came out of the practice room.

His clothes were soaked with sweat, giving off a strong, sweaty odor.

"Go take a shower quickly; you stink to death."

He Qianxun covered his nose in disgust.

Although Keer and Fang Bingwen didn't say anything.

Their expressions already betrayed their thoughts.

After Li Canglan finished washing up, He Qianxun had already had someone prepare a meal.

Li Canglan began to eat voraciously.

In comparison, the appetites of the other three were much smaller.

Li Canglan knew that a Martial Artist of Uncle He's level would generally use medicine to compensate for calories rather than eating large amounts of food.

Fang Bingwen was an ordinary person, so a small appetite was normal.

However, Keer's strength was much stronger than the average Body Tempering Realm Martial Apprentice.

Unless it was a true Martial Artist, they might not necessarily be Keer's match.

You have to know, Keer was only a thirteen-year-old child!

For Li Canglan to say he wasn't envious of such innate talent would definitely be deceiving himself.

"Keer, show your brother a trick or two."

After the meal, Li Canglan wasn't in a hurry to Cultivate, but instead looked at Keer.

Keer nodded, her small face tense, her brows slightly furrowed.

The next moment, a disposable cup flew to the water dispenser and began to automatically fill with water.

After filling a whole glass of water, it wobbled and flew into Li Canglan's hand.

Then, Keer opened her eyes and let out a long sigh of relief.

"Brother Canglan, how did I do?"

Keer's eyes shone slightly, like a child waiting for praise.

And Li Canglan was already numb.

The disposable cup was about five meters away from them.

When filling the water, it required multitasking.

For Keer to be able to achieve such precise control, the difficulty was not small!

A Martial Artist like him, although able to release Qi and blood to kill enemies from a distance.

He simply didn't have such delicate methods.

No wonder Ability Users are called the darlings of heaven in this era!